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Download full textSimsek, Ali – 1992
This study examined the relative effects of homogeneous versus heterogeneous ability grouping on performance and attitudes of students working cooperatively during interactive videodisc instruction. After two cooperative training sessions 80 fourth through sixth grade students, classified as high and low ability, were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Attitude Measures, Cooperative Learning
Peer reviewedKiestra, Maaike D.; And Others – Electronic Library, 1994
Describes a study that was conducted at Tilburg University (The Netherlands) to test the impact of system and domain knowledge on search behavior in an online catalog. Highlights include time spent on task; the number of search patterns performed; and search patterns used most frequently. (11 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, College Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMory, Edna H. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Describes a study of undergraduates that compared the effects of response-certitude adaptive and nonadaptive feedback in a computer-based lesson of verbal information and defined concept tasks. Effects on student performance, feedback-study time, and lesson efficiency are discussed, and implications for future research are suggested. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Enhancing Self-Efficacy for Computer Technologies through the Use of Positive Classroom Experiences.
Peer reviewedErtmer, Peggy A.; And Others – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1994
Describes a study of undergraduates completing electronic mail and word processing tasks that investigated the effects of experience on attitudes toward computers and judgment of confidence, or self-efficacy. Use of the Computer Technologies Survey is discussed, and treatment of experimental and control groups is described. Survey instrument and…
Descriptors: Computer Anxiety, Computer Assisted Instruction, Correlation, Electronic Mail
Cates, Ward Mitchell – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1989
Discusses the application of spelling research findings to the design of computerized instructional spelling programs. The need for individualization is stressed; lesson size, content, and time devoted to instruction discussed; three cognitive models with appropriate instructional strategies for each are presented; and further research needs are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHannafin, Robert D; Sullivan, Howard J. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 1995
Describes a study that investigated the effects of learner control and program control, and lean and full modes of instructional programs, on the achievement, use of options, time on task, and attitudes of high-ability and low-ability students from grades 9 and 10 during computer-assisted instruction. (LRW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedColdevin, Gary; And Others – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1993
Describes a study that examined the extent to which different levels of instructional control and varied learner characteristics affected performance and time on task, using interactive video in a college biochemistry course. Prior knowledge and learner internality/externality are discussed, and interaction between learner ability and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Biochemistry, Computer Assisted Instruction
